Gardner Transport Services Inc
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 1
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.
- Registered power units
- 13
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 8
- Annualized
- ≈4 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 20, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 16 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2021 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2021 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2018 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2018 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 9, 2018 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2016 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2006 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2005 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2002 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2001 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2000 | IN | 0 | 3 | Yes |